Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-02-04
Local News.

baled hay at the depot in this city las
week, to be used on his farm in Dia
mond grove.
The summer session Of the Wiscon
sin Teachers Association will be held
at Milwaukee, Wednesday and Thurs
day, July 6 and Z, 1887.
Tobias Lonergan, who has been
absent from this city for some years, is
down from st. Panl on a visit, and
will remain few weeks.
Work has at last begun on the wag,
on bridge between the towns of Spring
Green and Wyoming. This bridge is
expected to give Spring Green a boom.
Misses Nellie Cummings and Dolly
Jones, of Platteyillc, recently paid q
visit to friends in this city and vicinity.
They were the guests of the Misses
McArdle.
NJ j. Tanning, the eloquent advo-
cate of prohibition, was in town on
Wednesday. He was on his way to
Dodgeville, where he was to speak in
the evening.
Mrs. Anton Berg and Mrs. John
Penhallegon, Jr., paid visit to William
Hewitt and family at Ellsworth, Wis,
last week. On their way they stopped
at st. Paul to see the magnificent ice
palace.
John A. Collins, who has carried on
a wagon making and blacksmithing
business at White Lake, Dakota, for
three years past, is back on a visit to
relatives and friends in this city and
vicinity.
While parties were coasting in James
vile recently, bob upset, and a boy
named John Peters was struck in the
head by the sled next behind He was
badly bruised and may lose the sight
of his right eye.
William Coad is canyassing for the
sale of The Great Conspiracy Its
Origin and History" by John \. Logan,
of Illinois. 1t is sold in one volume
at 1915 and upward, according to
style of binding.
Elsewhere in The Democrat will be
found the professional card of w. IL.
Carson, ID. ID. 5, who has removed
from Dodgeyille to this city. DR.. Car
son is graduate of the Phila delphia
Dental College and is sbillful dentist.
James j. Collins, who is engaged in
business at Plankinton, Dakota, has
returned for short visit. In com
pany with his brother, John, of White
Lake, Dakota, he paid a short visit to
Omaha and other points in the west,
just prior to returning home.
DIR. w. II. Carson and family have
removed from Dodgeville to Mineral
Point, and have taken up their resi-
dence in the rooms over Gales store,
where DR.. Carson will also have his
dental office. Many friends heartily
welcome them to the city.
at is worth its weight in gold" is a
common expression. But, while the
value of gold is easily affected, the
worth of Ayers Sarsaparilla, as blood
purifier, never depreciates. 1t will
eradicate scrofula from the system
when everything else fails.
Madison Democrat; Capt. Bennett,
superintendent of public property, is
deserving of credit for the prompt
manner in which he moves his army of
snow shovelers. The many walks and
the various entrances to the capitol
have been kept in good order SO far
this winter.
We are in receipt of copy of The
Silverton (Colo.) Democrat, which is
strong and vigorous low tariff demo
cratic newspaper. Connected with the
publication of The Democrat are two
former residents of Mineral Point
Fred c. Carbis, in the capacity of bus
as associate editor
DR.. w. w. Reed, of jefferson, DR.. J.
IL. Vivian, of Mineral Point, and Mrs.
Fairbanks, of Milwaukee, acting as a
committee of the state board of char
tiles and reform, have in hand the
work of investigating the affairs of the
Milwaukee county insane asylum.
There is considerable scandal connec-
ted with this institution in the chief
city of the state.
Merchants of Mineral Point to the
number of forty or over have organized
branch of a popular collecting agency,
which has headquarters in Chicago
The object of the agency is to protect
retail merchants in giving credit and
to collect bad debts from parties who
can but don't pay. The Democrat is
informed that the merchants through
out Southwestern Wisconsin are gen
orally joining the organization.
J. L. Leonard, former clerk of the
circuit court, in this county. whose
accounts were reported by the county
board to fall short about S64.75, for
warded the full amount this week from
Dubuque, to Mr.. NJ. J. Tappins, the
present clerk, to balance the account.
The shortage in Mr. Leonard's account
/ is claimed to be due to a mistake
which has not yet been detected; and
| in order to save whatever rights he
might have in ease the mistake is rec
titled in the future, he paid the a
mount under proteSt.-The Chronicle
The LeMars Globe pays Winfield 5
White, formerly of this city, the follow.
ing handsome compliment; I'VE
understand that our efficient young
delivery clerk in the postotlice, W. 5
White, has rendered his resignation t.
take effect on or about February LIST
Mr.. White will visit his mother in Wis
consin for two weeks, previous to hi:
departure for Kansas, to which plac,
he goes to accept position in a bank
He will leave host of admiring friend:
in Lemars, who will ever be pleased t,
hear OF his success.
Mrs. Amelia Knibbs, widow of tn,
late John KnibbS, died at her home il
DeSMoines, Iowa, Jan. 10, 1887. De
ceased resided in Dodgeville during
three years passionate of her husband
Rev John Knibbs, in the NJ. f. Church
| and was esteemed as a hipbly refiDe,